In the second volume of Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves , readers of Chaucer get the fullest possible background for understanding his satire on antifeminism in the "Wife of Bath's Prologue," and the "Dissuasio Valerii" commentaries extend significantly our understanding of medieval attitudes, in general, toward women and marriage.
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In the second volume of Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves , readers of Chaucer get the fullest possible background for understanding his satire on antifeminism in the "Wife of Bath's Prologue," and the "Dissuasio Valerii" commentaries extend significantly our understanding of medieval attitudes, in general, toward women and marriage.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. 0820346101. Kb60...X, 605 pages. Notes, bibliography and index. Text in Latin, commentary in English. Bright red cloth cover with gold shield on front and gold text on the spine. Head and tail slightly bumped, a few small faint marks on the cover. Interior clean and nice. Good copy; Vol. 2; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 605 pages.
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